Karen’s Travel Blog

We were now on the Canal de l’Ainse a La Marne which literally means the canal from the Aisne (the river that provides the water for the Canal du Ardenne) to the Marne. It is 58 kms in length and rises to the city of Reims before descending to the Marne valley . Our first…

We were now on the Canal de l’Ainse a La Marne which literally means the canal from the Aisne (the river that provides the water for the Canal du Ardenne) to the Marne. It is 58 kms in length and rises to the city of Reims before descending to the Marne valley . Our first…

We were now on the Canal de l’Ainse a La Marne which literally means the canal from the Aisne (the river that provides the water for the Canal du Ardenne) to the Marne. It is 58 kms in length and rises to the city of Reims before descending to the Marne valley . Our first…

We were now on the Canal de l’Ainse a La Marne which literally means the canal from the Aisne (the river that provides the water for the Canal du Ardenne) to the Marne. It is 58 kms in length and rises to the city of Reims before descending to the Marne valley . Our first…

We were now on the Canal de l’Ainse a La Marne which literally means the canal from the Aisne (the river that provides the water for the Canal du Ardenne) to the Marne. It is 58 kms in length and rises to the city of Reims before descending to the Marne valley . Our first…

We were now on the Canal de l’Ainse a La Marne which literally means the canal from the Aisne (the river that provides the water for the Canal du Ardenne) to the Marne. It is 58 kms in length and rises to the city of Reims before descending to the Marne valley . Our first…

We were now on the Canal de l’Ainse a La Marne which literally means the canal from the Aisne (the river that provides the water for the Canal du Ardenne) to the Marne. It is 58 kms in length and rises to the city of Reims before descending to the Marne valley . Our first…

We were now on the Canal de l’Ainse a La Marne which literally means the canal from the Aisne (the river that provides the water for the Canal du Ardenne) to the Marne. It is 58 kms in length and rises to the city of Reims before descending to the Marne valley . Our first…

We were now on the Canal de l’Ainse a La Marne which literally means the canal from the Aisne (the river that provides the water for the Canal du Ardenne) to the Marne. It is 58 kms in length and rises to the city of Reims before descending to the Marne valley . Our first…

Leaving Charleville-Meziere in our wake, we cruised up the Meuse, turning right into the Canal des Ardennes. This canal was created in 1831 and enlarged to carry larger 38 meter barges in 1846. Although it mainly carries pleasure boats these days, it remains in the national priority network and provides a connection between the valley…